Minnesota Timberwolves \u2013 A contest to name Minnesota’s new franchise in 1986 resulted in two finalists: the Timberwolves and the Polars. The final decision was a result of all 842 city councils in the state choosing which name they preferred. Since Minnesota has the largest population of timberwolves in the continental U.S. states and the wolf is a highly revered and featured animal at state zoos, it seemed to make more sense than “Polars” anyway. While it’s certainly plenty cold in the Twin Cities during basketball season, the inevitable polar bear mascot would’ve been untrue to the region. From pretty much every standpoint, Timberwolves was the smartest choice. Coincidentally, the team’s first logo was the result of a fan contest as well.<\/em><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Travis Heath\/Hoopsworld gives the Timberwolves a “D” for the team’s offseason moves. New Timberwolves GM David Kahn left many folks…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[605037453],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Wolves Updates 8\/17 - The Sports Daily<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n